| 2012 Aaron's 499 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,350,420 | Race Date: | May 6, 2012 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .304 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 13m 17s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 34 Among / 17 Drivers | Average Speed: | 160.192 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 24 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Brad Keselowski B. Keselowski | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Dodge | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Paul Wolfe | Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 10 of 194 | Pole Speed: | 191.620 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Aaron's 499 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 47 | 194 | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running |  | 43 | 194 | 1 |
| 3 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy | Running |  | 43 | 194 | 73 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running |  | 41 | 194 | 11 |
| 5 | 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / O'Reilly Auto Parts | Running | | 40 | 194 | 15 |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Aaron's / Alabama National Cha | Running | | 38 | 194 | 0 |
| 7 | 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Running | | 37 | 194 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / Diet Mountain | Running | | 36 | 194 | 10 |
| 10 | 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 35 | 194 | 3 |
| 11 | 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 33 | 194 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | VeriFone Sail | Running | | 32 | 194 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Running | | 31 | 194 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley / DeWalt Tools | Running | | 30 | 194 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Shell / Pennzoil / AAA | Running | | 29 | 194 | 0 |
| 16 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | Running | | 29 | 194 | 1 |
| 17 | 17 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Turtle Wax | Running | | 28 | 194 | 10 |
| 18 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 27 | 194 | 2 |
| 19 | 9 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's Color Your Way | Running | | 26 | 194 | 21 |
| 20 | 33 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Construction Services | Running | | 25 | 193 | 4 |
| 21 | 42 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Beans | Running | | 23 | 192 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Running | | 22 | 192 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running | | 22 | 192 | 8 |
| 24 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 21 | 190 | 16 |
| 25 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem | Accident | | 20 | 184 | 1 |
| 26 | 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General | Accident | | 18 | 184 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson, J (I) | North Texas Pipe | Accident | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 16 | 166 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C & J Energy Services | Accident | | 15 | 143 | 0 |
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral | Accident | | 14 | 142 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal | Accident | | 13 | 142 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target / Kraft | Accident | | 13 | 142 | 3 |
| 33 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 11 | 142 | 0 |
| 34 | 40 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | Accident | | 10 | 141 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Engine | | 10 | 61 | 5 |
| 36 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Engine | | 8 | 42 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 97 | Bill Elliott | NEMCO Motorsports | Electrical | | 7 | 37 | 0 |
| 38 | 43 | 33 | Tony Raines | Little Joe's Autos | Engine | | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 30 | David Stremme | Stock Car Steel and Aluminum | Transmission | | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| 40 | 31 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattres | Engine | | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 41 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy / Pellet & Wood S | Vibration | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | 16 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | Morristown Driver's Service | Rear Gear | | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Curb Records | Vibration | | 1 | 2 | 0 |
